Public hearing - Sydney, Friday 27 March 2009

Inquiry into the exposure drafts of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Public hearing - Sydney, Friday 27 March 2009

Start 8.30 am
Venue Blackwattle Room, Crown Plaza, Darling Harbour

8.30am–9.15am

AGL Energy
Mr Paul Simhauser, Chief Economist,
Group Head Corporate Affairs
Mr Tim Nelson, Manager, Carbon Origination and Carbon Affairs

9.15am–10.00am

Mr Paul Curnow
Partner, Baker & McKenzie

10.00–10.15am

Morning tea

10.15am–11.00am

Westpac
Mr Geoff Rousel, Executive Director, Commodities, Carbon and Energy, Westpac Institutional Bank
Ms Emma Herd, Director, Commodities, Carbon and Energy, Westpac Institutional Bank

11.00am–11.45am

Climate Institute
Mr John Connor

11.45am–12.30pm

Institute of Chartered Accountants
Mr Lee White, General Manager
Mr Rod Henderson, Chair, Emissions Trading Scheme Tax Committee

12.30pm–1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm–2.15pm

World Wildlife Fund
Mr Paul Toni, Program Leader Sustainable Development
Mr Tony Trujillo, Economic Policy Officer

2.15pm–3.00pm

Australian Industry Group
Peter Burn, Associate Director, Public Policy

3.00pm–3.15pm

Afternoon tea

3.15pm–4.00pm

Investor Group on Climate Change
Ms Joanne Saleeba, Executive Director

4.00pm–4.45pm

Professor Tim Flannery
Department of Environmental and Life Sciences
Macquarie University

4.45pm–5.30pm

Dr Regina Betz, Director
Dr Iain MacGill, Director
Dr Paul Twomey, Research Fellow

Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM), The University of New South Wales

5.30pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

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Senate Standing Committees on Economics
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Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au